Favorite War movies
Oct 28, 2005 | 06:27 PM
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Favorite War movies
Originally posted by: Webopper
I figured you'd like that one...
Originally posted by: 1of4Horsemen
Gotta go with BAT 21 I think the reason is obvious. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]
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Oct 31, 2005 | 01:57 PM
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Favorite War movies
No one likes "The Great Escape"? Steve McQueen tries to break out of the POW camp? Good one... Some of my favorite WW2 movies, other than The Great Escape, are:
"A bridge Too Far"
"Enemy at the Gates"
"Hart's War"
"Windtalkers" was ok, I don't really like Nicholas Cage
"Saving Private Ryan"
"Pearl Harbor"
"Battle of Britain" wasn't mentioned either
"Battle of the Bulge"
"The Great Raid" looked like it should be good
"Band of Brothers'.
"Bridge Over the River Quai" (I think that's how it's spelled)
and, last but not least, "The Sands of Iwo Jima"... I'm a sucker for John Wayne movies
There weren't any Korean war flicks I know about, but M*A*S*H is THE single best comedy show ever made. I have seasons one through five so far... I love that show!
For Vietnam there's:
"We Were Soldiers"
"Platoon"
the Duke in "The Green Berets"
and "Full Metal Jacket"
For modern day, "Black Hawk Down" was excellent
And, what about "Braveheart"? EXCELLENT movie, "Getteysburg"? "Gods and Generals"? All really good.
I don't know if you consider this a war movie, but "Road to Perdition" was good too.
And finally, "Star Wars"! What about them? lol [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
"A bridge Too Far"
"Enemy at the Gates"
"Hart's War"
"Windtalkers" was ok, I don't really like Nicholas Cage
"Saving Private Ryan"
"Pearl Harbor"
"Battle of Britain" wasn't mentioned either
"Battle of the Bulge"
"The Great Raid" looked like it should be good
"Band of Brothers'.
"Bridge Over the River Quai" (I think that's how it's spelled)
and, last but not least, "The Sands of Iwo Jima"... I'm a sucker for John Wayne movies
There weren't any Korean war flicks I know about, but M*A*S*H is THE single best comedy show ever made. I have seasons one through five so far... I love that show!
For Vietnam there's:
"We Were Soldiers"
"Platoon"
the Duke in "The Green Berets"
and "Full Metal Jacket"
For modern day, "Black Hawk Down" was excellent
And, what about "Braveheart"? EXCELLENT movie, "Getteysburg"? "Gods and Generals"? All really good.
I don't know if you consider this a war movie, but "Road to Perdition" was good too.
And finally, "Star Wars"! What about them? lol [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
Nov 5, 2005 | 03:20 AM
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Favorite War movies
Memphis Belle. An awesome WW2 movie (made in the '90s) that brought the courage of the long-range bomber's crews into light. When you hear of a pilot in WW2, you think of a hot shot flyin' a P-51. This movie showed that the long-range bombers played a huge roll in keeping America speaking English
Nov 5, 2005 | 01:02 PM
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Originally posted by: 1BAD250R
Memphis Belle. An awesome WW2 movie (made in the '90s) that brought the courage of the long-range bomber's crews into light. When you hear of a pilot in WW2, you think of a hot shot flyin' a P-51. This movie showed that the long-range bombers played a huge roll in keeping America speaking English
Memphis Belle. An awesome WW2 movie (made in the '90s) that brought the courage of the long-range bomber's crews into light. When you hear of a pilot in WW2, you think of a hot shot flyin' a P-51. This movie showed that the long-range bombers played a huge roll in keeping America speaking English
Nov 6, 2005 | 01:24 PM
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Favorite War movies
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Originally posted by: Bradracer18
Hey guys........I'm really interested in war and stuff.......Just wondering what your favorite films are, that have to do with war.....
If you are really interested in war then movies are a very poor source if knowledge. Almost all movies distort the story in order to gear the movie for more audience appeal, for the target audience. All that is left is the subject of a war, not the actual facts or events. Some movies like WW2 based 'Memphis Belle are reasonably accurate and alter facts just enough for story continuity, others like 'Pearl Harbor' and 'U-571' are an atrocious rewriting of history to favour American viewers with a story geared to sell more movie house tickets in that market.
It is really an insult to moviegoers presumed intellegence. (The United States had a very good and proud place in that war and doesn't need directors' additional fabrications and lies to 'glorify' the American part)
If you want a fascinating real war experience with all the warts and grim details, including the human aspect of conflict, look for the World at War, a documentary series made in 1974 about WW2.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071075/
This series, narrated by no less than Sir Lawrence Olivier, was made at a time when many of the prominent figures from that conflict were alive, yet removed enough in time for them to have had time to collate and reflect on the events. You hear old participants speak with regret at things they have done or wish they had done differently. You hear righteous veterans who haven't changed their stance a bit, you see footage of amazing and jaw dropping events you had no idea had really happened, and it is all true. Nothing is altered or fabricated.
The series has garnered the most praise of any production listed in the Internet Movie Database.
You can buy the DVD set on eBay and other outlets.
Originally posted by: Bradracer18
Hey guys........I'm really interested in war and stuff.......Just wondering what your favorite films are, that have to do with war.....
If you are really interested in war then movies are a very poor source if knowledge. Almost all movies distort the story in order to gear the movie for more audience appeal, for the target audience. All that is left is the subject of a war, not the actual facts or events. Some movies like WW2 based 'Memphis Belle are reasonably accurate and alter facts just enough for story continuity, others like 'Pearl Harbor' and 'U-571' are an atrocious rewriting of history to favour American viewers with a story geared to sell more movie house tickets in that market.
It is really an insult to moviegoers presumed intellegence. (The United States had a very good and proud place in that war and doesn't need directors' additional fabrications and lies to 'glorify' the American part)
If you want a fascinating real war experience with all the warts and grim details, including the human aspect of conflict, look for the World at War, a documentary series made in 1974 about WW2.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071075/
This series, narrated by no less than Sir Lawrence Olivier, was made at a time when many of the prominent figures from that conflict were alive, yet removed enough in time for them to have had time to collate and reflect on the events. You hear old participants speak with regret at things they have done or wish they had done differently. You hear righteous veterans who haven't changed their stance a bit, you see footage of amazing and jaw dropping events you had no idea had really happened, and it is all true. Nothing is altered or fabricated.
The series has garnered the most praise of any production listed in the Internet Movie Database.
You can buy the DVD set on eBay and other outlets.